Dec 13, 1995

Digital Post & Graphics

John Detrick has been hired as chief engineer for Digital Post & Graphics, a Seattle-based component digital production house specializing in video graphics and editorial, computer animation and visual effects on video, CD-Rom and other interactive and new-media platforms. Detrick comes to Seattle from Dallas where he designed, installed and maintained the Stokes Group, one of the Southwest's largest digital production and interactive media facilities. He also worked in broadcast engineering with KTUL Tulsa, an ABC affiliate, handling day-to-day operations and satellite transmission, and was engineer for Challenger Productions, responsible for the technical aspects of televising large-scale live television remotes and major sporting events for networks.

Bristol Productions Limited

Bristol Productions Limited of Olympia has added Matthew Chapman, a recent graduate of Central Washington University, as a production assistant. Also, Ken Gaer was promoted to creative director, in charge of all graphics, including 2-D and 3-D animation.

Univar Corporation

Kirkland-based Univar Corp., one of the largest chemical distributors in North America, has acquired Berk Limited, a chemical distributor in the United Kingdom with sales of approximately $70 million (U.S.). Berk will be merged with K&K-Greeff Limited, the UK subsidiary of Univar Europe, to form the second largest chemical distribution company in the UK. The combined firms are merging under the name Univar PLC, but will retain their established trading names.

Spokane Technet Committee

Spokane Technet, an organization dedicated to facilitating the networking of high technology companies in the Inland Northwest, has added several new members to its committee. They are: Linda Clark, ComputorLink; Sue Christilaw, Itron; Janine Kardokus, Johnson Matthey; Reed Olsen, OSI; Art Hill, Argo Technologies; Stan Hatch, The Towne Group; and Glen Larson, Telect.

Elgin Syferd/DDB Needham

Seattle's Elgin Syferd/DDB Needham (ES/DDBN) took one award and placed as a finalist in four categories in the 10th Annual London International Advertising Awards. The winning radio ad was a pro-bono public service spot for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, called "Turkey Special." A corresponding print ad placed as a finalist in the copywriting and public service categories, and a radio advertisement created for King County Metro-Transit entitled, "Hot Dog Tongs," was a finalist in the categories of humor and artist performance.

The Bank Marketing Association

The newly formed Northwest Chapter of the Bank Marketing Association has identified its leadership for the coming year. Barbara McCarthy of Frontier Bank was named president. Other officers include: Dorothy Harris of Evergreen Bank, treasurer; Gary Martin, Frontier Bank, membership chair; John Waggoner, Clarke-American, program chair; Sharon Harris, National Bank of Tukwila, communications co-chair; Pam Townsend, North Pacific Bank, communications co-chair; and Gib Black, Gib Black Advertising Group, design consultant.

Seattle Public Schools

Seattle Public Schools has appointed Juluis Johnson as chief of staff and Geri Lim as school district budget manager. Formerly, Johnson was chief of operations and administration in the city administrators office of the city of Washington, D.C. Among his duties there, Johnson was responsible for oversight of Washington D.C. Public Schools. A retired Army brigadier general who has worked with Seattle School Superintendent John Stanford over the years, Johnson was the director for the Gulf War Heroes Welcome parades in D.C. and New York City. He also directed two presidential inaugurals, served two terms in Vietnam, and was the commanding general responsible for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) and JROTC programs in high schools, colleges and universities spanning an area from Maine to the Virgin Islands. Lim brings more than 13 years of public agency financial expertise to the school district. Most recently, she managed one of five teams which prepared and monitored the city of Seattle's $3.3 billion biennial budget and was involved in the reorganizational, design and development of city government. Prior to joining the Office of Management and Planning, Lim was manager of finance and administration for the city's Department of Community Development.

Dec 12, 1995

The Bartlett Group

Stacy Drake has been promoted to account executive for the Bartlett Group, a Seattle public relations and marketing communications firm. Drake joined the company in 1993. She was formerly publications editor at the New York Maritime Trade Association.

Foster Higgins

James B. Dexter has been elected a principal of Seattle-based A. Foster Higgins & Co. Inc., an international consulting firm specializing in actuarial work, employee benefits, health care, information systems and communication. Dexter, who has extensive experience consulting with clients on actuarial and retirement issues, was previously a managing consultant.

TRIsource

TRIsource, a two-year-old provider of Windows development services, has opened a usability lab at its Seattle headquarters for use by independent software vendors. TRIsource and its ISV clients operate the lab as an integral part of the Windows development process. The usability lab's services are open to any software organization. TRisource expects primary users to be its customer base of ISVs that include Asymetrix, Adobe Systems, Corel, Midisoft, Numera and others. For more information about the usability lab, call Gerald E. Weltner Jr. at (206) 322-1513.

Washington PUD Association

The Washington Public Utility Districts Association, representing 28 public utility districts that provide energy and water service to over 1.5 million customers in the state, has elected new officers. Skagit County Public Utility District Commissioner Jones E. Atterberry, a Realtor and associate broker with Century 21-All Pro in the Burlington area, has been elected president of the Association. William H. Hewitt, a commissioner from Grant County PUD, was elected vice president, and Clallam County PUD Commissioner Hugh Simpson has been chosen to serve as secretary-treasurer.

Targeted Genetics

Targeted Genetics Corp. has named Bruce H. Devens to the position of director of immunology. Devens, who holds a doctorate in experimental pathology from the University of California, Los Angeles, has focused his research on immune regulation and the role of the immune system in human disease. He joins the Seattle company from Syntex Discovery Research, where he was most recently senior department head of inflammation biology and immunology. At Syntex, he had responsibility for managing products at various stages of development, from the laboratory through FDA approval. Devens previously held positions as senior scientist, and research investigator in the immunopharmacology department at Hoffmann-La Roche and, prior to that, was assistant professor of biomedical sciences (pathology) and biology at the University of California, Riverside. Targeted Genetics has several product candidates in clinical trials for acquired and inherited diseases, including cancer, Gaucher disease, cystic fibrosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -- the virus that causes AIDS.